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SEALED DRY CELL WITH THREADED END Filed March 14, 1945 IIIIII m r F w u U R T IRcE RAMY UMTS Co-ExErcu Tons Patented July 6, 1948 y ams-:2

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SEALED DRY CELL WITH THREADED END Cyril P. Deibel, deceased, late of Lakewood, Ohio, by Marlon T. Deibel, Lakewood, and The Cleveland Trust Company, Cleveland, Ohio, coi executors. mignon to General Dry Batteries,

Inc., a corporation of Ohio Application March 14, 1945, Serial No. 582,800

(Cl. 13G-133) Claims.-

This invention relates to a dry cell the upper end of which is exteriorly threaded so that the cell may be threadedly secured within a socket or fixture such as in a flashlight case, the terminals being exposed so as to contact corresponding terminals or contacts.

- One of the objects of the invention is to provide a 'dry cell of the character described which is simple in construction and well adapted for quantity production at comparatively low cost.

Another object oi the invention is to provide a dry cell having the above described distinguishing features and characteristics and in which the likelihood of leakage is reduced to a minimum and which is effectively sealed against either the ingress or egress of moisture.

Another object of the invention is to provide'a dry cell of the .character described which has secured to the upper end thereof a metal ferrule which is exteriorly threaded and adapted to engage a threaded socket or' opening, the cell being effectively sealed by a seal which interlocks with the negative electrode or zinc cup and the metal ferrule.

A further object of the invention is to provide a dry cell of the character described which consists essentially of a zinc container which contains a mass of mix and a carbon electrode and which has secured thereto adjacent the upper end thereof a p edge of the metal ferrule is bent over'inwardly as indicated by the reference character I. The cell is closed by a layer of suitable sealing material l which embraces the curled upper edge of the zinc cup and completely fills the ferrule. The carbon Aelectrode l extendsthrough this layer'of sealing material and is provided with a metal cap il which. if desired,v may have a vent therein, although in some cases it is desirable to omit the vent. It will be seen that the layer of sealing material embraces the inturned upper end of the zinc cup and the threaded portion of the metal ferrule so as tov provide an eiective seal for lthe cell. The seal is preferably made of wax or pitch and is poured while hot. The vents 5 prevent air being trapped under the inturned peripheral edge of the zinc cup. The zinc cup is enclosed within an outer insulating casing or jacket il which abuts the ferrule at its upper end. The bottom of the zinc cup is left exposed when the cell is used in the usual flashlight case. The cell is also adapted to threadedly receive thereover the threaded head of a flashlight or it may be screwed into a specially designed fixture.

It is of course to be understood that the cell threaded metal ferrule which has contact with the may be made of any desired shape and size dezinc cup, the zinc cup having its upper edge turned over inwardly and embedded within a layer of sealing material, the layer of vsealing material serving to close the zinc cup and to interlock with the metal ferrule.

Further and more nmited objects or the inven'- '35 tion will appear as the description proceeds and by reference to the accompanying drawings in which Fig. l is a vertical sectional view on the line i-I of Fig, 2; and

Fig. 2 is a top plan view taken on the line I-l of 40 Fig. l.

Referring now to the drawings, the dry cell preferably comprises a zinc cup i which contains a mass of mix 2 and a carbon electrode l. The mass of mix is insulated from the zinc cup by a llining of battery paper ia. as shown in Fig. 1.

pending upon the capacity desired.

Various changes may be made in the details of construction as well as in the size and thickness of the several parts without departing from the spirit of the invention. The embodiment of the invention herein disclosed is to be considered merely as illustrative and not in a limiting sense, as the invention is limited only in accordance with the scope ofthe appended claims. It will now be clear that there has been provided a dry cell which will accomplishthe objects of the invention as hereinbefore stated.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is:

1. A dry cell comprising a,y metal container containing a mass of depolarizing mix and a carbon electrode, the upper edge of said container ceing turned inwardly, ya mass of sealing material closing said container and enveloping the inturned end of the same, and an exteriorly threaded metal ferrule tightly embracing the upper end of said container and extending above the top thereof, said mass of sealing material also sealing against the interior surface of said ferrule.

2. A dry cell comprising a metal container containing a mass o! depolarizing mix and a carbon electrode, the upper edge oi said container being turned inwardly, a mass o! sealing material closing said container and enveloping the intumed end of the same, and an exteriorly threaded metal Ierrule tightly embracing the upper end oi said container and extending above the top thereof, said ferrule having its upper edge turned inwardly and embraced by said mass of sealing material.

3. A dry cell comprising a zinc container containing a mass of depolarizing mix and a carbon electrode, an externally threaded metal i'errule secured to the upper end of said zinc container and projecting thereabove, and a mass ot sealing material in sealing engagement with the 'upper end of said container, said metal ferrule being e'x'l` teriorly threaded and having inwardly projecting portions thereon embraced by said mass oisealing material. i

4. A dry cell comprising a zine container containing a mass of depolarizing mix and a carbon electrode, an externally and internally threaded metal Ierrule secured to the upper end of said zinc container and projecting thereabove, and a layer of sealing material closing the upper en d of said cell, said sealing material engaging the inner surface oi the upper end o! said container and engaging with and conforming to the internal threads on said ferrule and said container whereby said sealing material interlocks said container and said ferrule, said carbon electrode having a n terminal cap thereon disposed in substantially the 25 Number' rule.

MARION T. DEIBEL, THE CLEVELAND TRUST COMPANY, EDWARDB. ROBERTS, y Trust Olcer, Coezecutors Under the Will of Cyril P. Dbel,

Deceased.

l AltlvlFlllllelNCllS-CITED The following references are of record in the ille of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS ,924.575 1,251,005 1,490,455 Combs Apr. 15, 1924 Benner Aug. 18, i925 2,079,495 Deibel May 4, 1937 

